Garment



NOV. 1, 1932. ROTHBLUM 1,886,049

GARMENT 7 Filed Nov. 18, 1931 XNVENTOR ATT RNEY Patented Nov. 1, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT; OFFICE I BENJAMIN ROTHIBLUM, or NEW YORK; N. Y.

GARMENT Application filed November 18, 1931. Serial No. 575,794;

fort, warmth, and protection.

Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawing,

Fig. 1 is a general perspective view of the garment of this invention, showing the back thereof as it appears when in operative state or when covering up the body.

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the front of the garment showingit as it appears when the back portion is in inoperative state or when exposing the back of the wearer.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the garment, in a reduced scale, showing it as it appears when converted to expose the back of the wearer.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a garment, in the same scale as Fig. 3, showing a modification of the invention.

The garment 1, made of any suitable material, comprises a waist portion 2 forming part of a usual body portion 3, and a chest portion 4. Said chest portion is configurated to form a pair of portions 5, 6 that are normally strung over the shoulders of the wearer, as shown. The portion 5 broadens out into a sheet 7 of roughly triangular configuration that covers the back of the wearer, one side of which sheet merges with the chest portion 4, another side extends along the rear of the waist portion 2, and the third side extends diagonally from the shoulder to the oppositely situated side of the waist portion, where at the sheet 7 is configurated into a belt portion 8 that passes through a slit 9 of the waist portion and extends toward the front of the waist portion. The shoulder portion 6 broadens out into a similar sheet 10 that covers the back of the wearer and overlaps the sheet 7, and is provided with a similar belt portion 11 that extends to the front of the waist portion, whereat the two belt portions 8, 11 may be tied together to support the back portions 7, 10 in the position shown in Fig. 1. In the centre of the rear of the waist portion 2 is located a button 12, to which may be fastened both of the back portions 7,

10 by means of registering button-holes 13 of the latter, to secure said back portions firmly to the waist portion.-

l/Vhenit is desired to wear the garment with its backportions 7, 10 in operative condition for covering up the wearers back, therefore, the said portions may be covered over the back by threading the belt8 through the slit 9, lapping the portion 10 over the portion '7, securing both of said portions tothebutton 12, and then tying the two belts 8, 11 together in front, in the manner shown in Fig. 1, thereby efiiiciently supporting the back portions 7, 10

as indicated. When it is desired to convert the garment to expose the wearers back to the suns rays, the belts 8, 11 may be united, the belt 8threaded out of the slit 9, and the back portions 7, 10' may be then folded about theshoulder portions 5, 6 over and upon the sides of the wearer in the mannar illustrated in Figs. 2, 3, whereupon the meeting belts 8, 11 may be tied together in the manner shown in Fig. 1 to efl'iciently supportthe inoperative back portions 7 10 in their present positions.

According to the modification shown in Fig. 4, the rear ofthe waist portion is provided with buttons 14, 15, and the back p'ortions 7 10 are not equipped with any, belt portions, but have button-holes 14a, 15a adapted to register with and fasten to the buttons 14, 15 respectively. WVhen it is desired to wear the garment with its back portions 7 l0 inoperative condition for covering up the wearers back, the back portion 7 is secured in 9 place by fastening its button-holes14a, 15a to the buttons 14, 15, and then the back portion '10 is lapped over the portion 7 and its corresponding button-holes are secured to the samebuttons. \Vhen it is desired to con- .Vert the garment to expose the wearers back, both portions 7, 10 are unbuttoned and folded about the shoulder portions, over and against the sides of the wearer toward the front, and then the corners of the back portions 7 10 may be fastened to the garment by the button' holes 14a securing to *a pair of buttons 16, to thereby efiiciently support the inoperative back portions in their present 'li posltions.

I 10 1. A garment Variations may be resorted to Within the soo e at the invention.

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including a chest portion and waist portion, saidchest portion having a. air of shoulder support portions, one of sand shoulder support portions forming into a back portion and terminating in a securing means, the other of said shoulder support i forming into a back ortion that overlaps said former back portion and terinn securing means, means for fasbaok portions to the rear of said Waist portion, said back portions being :dapind to fold over forwardly toward the front of the wearer to expose their reverse sides and the wearers back, and said back portions being held by said securing means while in position to cover the wearers back in position to expose the Wearers and when back 2. Argument including a chest portion and waist Said chest portion having a pairv o shoulder support portions, one of said shoulder sup rt portions forming into a portion an terminating in a belt portion, the other of said shoulder support portions forming into a back portion t at overlaps said former back portion and terminates in belt portion, means for fastening said back portions to the rear of said waist portion aid latter back portion havin g an open- 7 belt of said former bac portion passing through said opening, said belt portions extending to the front of said waist man for tying thereat for supporting said portions while covering the wearers back ortions being adapted to fold over forwar I toward the front of the wearer to ex ose t eir reverse sides and the wearers bae and said belt portions being adapted to again tie at the front of said waistportion for supporting said back portions to maintain them in the latter position.

3. A garment including a chest portion and portion, said chest portion having a pair of shoulder support portions, one of said shoulder support portions forming into a back portion and terminating in a securing means, the other of said shoulder support portions forming into a back portion that overlaps said former back portion and ter-,

, w minates in a securing means, means for fastan ing said back portions to the rear of said inst (portion, said back portions being idapte to fold over forwardly toward the front of the wearer to expose their reverse portions being held by said securing means while in position to expose the wearers back. Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 16th day of November, A. D, 1931.

BENJAMIN ROTHBLUM.

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